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15 levels · 150 signs
Glyph Path
Meet ten new logograms at a time, then keep earlier signs in play as your reading vocabulary grows.
Read the ancient world
A path into Maya writing.
Learn to recognize Maya word signs, read base-20 numbers, and follow the cycles of Maya time in short, focused lessons.
Play the browser demo Explore the learning paths Free web demo · full app coming soon to iOS and Android
Free browser demo
Read your first
Maya glyphs.
Play glyph levels 1–3 right here in your browser, with XP, day streaks, and share cards. Work through the number story and the calendar tutorial, then read today’s Maya date, convert dates, and browse the sign library. The full Glyph Explorer and Fact of the Day are open too, and your progress stays in this browser. The other glyph levels, the number games, and the calendar memory levels are coming in the full app.
In the demoGlyph levels 1–3 with XP, streaks, and share cards · the number story · the calendar tutorial, today’s Maya date, date converter, and sign library · the full Glyph Explorer and Fact of the Day
Coming in the full appGlyph levels 4–15 · all four number games (recognition to 399 and build-the-answer) · all ten Tzolk’in and Haab memory levels
Three ways into the system
Learn signs, numbers,
and cycles.
Each path has its own level ladder and progress, with focused lessons that work in short sessions or longer study streaks.
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4 levels · 0–399
Number Path
Learn dots, bars, zero, and place value before recognizing and building Maya base-20 numbers.
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10 levels · two cycles
Calendar Path
Follow the Tzolk’in day signs and Haab periods through guided sequence-memory challenges.
A focused learning rhythm
Look.
Connect.
Remember.
Look closely
Begin with the visual structure of a sign and a clear, focused prompt.
Connect meaning
Move between glyphs, readings, English glosses, numbers, and calendar names.
Return and remember
Short rounds bring earlier material back so recognition becomes durable.
More than a quiz
Explore the writing system.
Reference library
Glyph Explorer
Search the full curated catalogue, then open any sign to see its reading, English gloss, source, licence, and scholarly caveat.
Cycles of Maya time
Calendar
Read today’s date, convert meaningful dates, and learn the fixed sequences of the Tzolk’in and Haab.
One discovery each day
Fact of the Day
Return daily for a sourced piece of Maya history, language, art, archaeology, or living culture.
Context matters
A learning tool, not an epigraphic shortcut.
A sign is an abstract unit; each drawing is one representative graph or allograph. English glosses can be polysemous and context-sensitive. Real inscriptions must be read with spelling, grammar, genre, place, and history in view.
Documented sourcesItem-level attribution, licence information, and caveats stay visible inside the app.
Living knowledgeMaya timekeeping and languages are living traditions, not only subjects of the ancient past.
Local by designIn the app, lessons and progress work offline, without an account or network connection. The web demo needs no account either and keeps your progress in your browser.
Mayan Mentor
Start seeing the
system in the signs.
The full app is coming soon to iOS and Android.